Church News

ST. MEINRAD – Saint Meinrad Archabbey honored 78 active co-workers and 62 retirees who have 25 years or more of service during the annual Service Recognition Banquet held April 15.

“Our coworkers are a treasured resource of Saint Meinrad,” said Archabbot Justin DuVall OSB. “Some families have been associated with the work of the abbey across several generations, and as Benedictines we certainly value that kind of stability.

TELL CITY – To prepare for mowing, the Deer Creek Baptist Church cemetery committee will remove floral arrangements in the cemetery Saturday, May 2. Items to be kept should be removed before that date. To aid with mowing, trimming and safety, the committee requests new flowers or figurines be securely fastened to the memorial stone above ground level or attached to a shepherd’s hook. New items placed at ground level will be removed before the cemetery is mowed.

FERDINAND – Music students of the Sisters of St. Benedict will showcase their talents in a pair of recitals Saturday, May 9 at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. EDT in the St. Gertrude Hall of Monastery Immaculate Conception.

Sisters Helen Maurer, Mary Karen Hill and Rose Wildeman, teach students piano, guitar and violin, as well as voice lessons and various band instruments.

ST. MEINRAD – A group of adults and children from two local Catholic churches plan to travel to Belize this summer to build a home for a family in need. The groups are traveling under the auspices of Hand in Hand Ministries, a non-profit organization headquartered in Louisville, Ky. The organization assists people who face economic challenges in Louisville, Appalachia, Belize and Nicaragua.

TELL CITY – Local churches in Tell City are sponsoring public Holy Week services in Tell City. Today’s Maundy Thursday service will be held at Tell City First United Methodist Church and a Good Friday service will be held at Evangelical United Church of Christ. Everyone is invited to attend as a way to enter into the spirituality of Holy Week.